Miss All Nations 2011 Winners and Finalists

Miss All Nations 2011 Winners

Beauty Pageant: Miss All Nations 2011

Venue: Nanjing, China

Date: October 17, 2011

Number of contestants: 85

Miss All Nations 2011 – Romania (Cristina-Elena David)

1^st Runner-up – Siberia

2^nd Runner-up – China

Miss All Nations 2011 Top 11 Finalists

(In alphabetical order)

Australia
Armenia

China
Czech Republic
Georgia
Germany
Korea
Netherlands

Romania

Siberia
Russia

Special Awards:

Miss Friendship – USA
Miss Thang Shang Fairy Tales – Hangzhou
Miss Tourism Ambassador – Estonia
Best in Evening Gown – Panama
Best National Costume – Philippines
Miss Body Beautiful – Belarus
Miss Bikini – Germany
Miss Charm – Czech Republic
Miss Charity – Singapore
Miss Photogenic – Russia
Miss Nanjing Popularity – Malaysia
Miss Internet Popularity – Korea
Miss Media – Macau
Miss Talent – Siberia

Miss All Nations 2011 Winners

Miss All Nations 2011 Winners

Beauty Pageant: Miss All Nations 2011

Venue: Nanjing, China

Date: October 17, 2011

Number of contestants: 85

Miss All Nations 2011 – Romania (Cristina-Elena David)

1^st Runner-up – Siberia

2^nd Runner-up – China

Son of former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. killed today

 Ram Revilla

Ram Revilla, the son of former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. and Genelyn Magsaysay,was killed around midnight in his home in BF Homes in Paranaque City. He was with his girlfriend, Janelle Manahan, who sustained a gunshot wound. Police investigators said that two men shot him with a 9 mm or .45 caliber gun.Ram was stabbed after he was shot. 

The victims were rushed to the hospital but Ram was declared dead on arrival at Paranaque Medical Center.

According to Senator Bong Revilla, Ram's half-brother, he knows no enemy of Ram. “Wala akong alam na may kagalit ito. Ang alam ko, gusto niya...nagaambisyon siya na tumakbo na konsehal sa bayan ng Imus," he told.

Former Vice-President Guingona's grandson falls to death

Martin “Mark” Guingona-Lamb, a 20-year-old grandson of former Vice-President of the Philippines Teofisto Guingona and nephew of Senator Teofisto Guingona III, died after he fell from the 31st floor of Vivere Suites Hotel in Muntinlupa City on Thursday. 


Police investigators said that they were still trying to determine the real cause of his death whether Mark committed suicide or he killed himself by accident. 


Before Mark fell to his death, he and his friend Miguel Enrique Munarriz went to the Skylounge of the hotel and had a bottle of beer. Munnariz told the investigators that they had talked each other to discuss Mark's personal problems but declined to tell the details. 

Senator Guingona said, “We understand that Mark is young and may have been unable to bear [the] burden of such concerns. The intensity of his pain is known only to him.”

The family of Guingona declines to make further comments on the issue.  


Mark Guingona Lamb was a dean's lister in De La Salle University - Manila for School Year 2009-2010, Term 2 as reflected in the document published by  the Office of the University Registrar.

PLDT acquires 51.55% equity share of Sun Cellular, Digitel Mobile Communications

There are three dominant telecommunications players in the Philippines - PLDT which owns Smart Communications, Digitel which owns Sun Cellular, and Globe Telecom which owns Globe.

Not anymore.

The Philippine Long Distance Company (PLDT) announced Wednesday that it acquired Digital Mobile Communications from JG Summit for 69.2 billion pesos (US $ 1.6 billion) making it the largest corporate buy-out in the  country's history. PLDT now owns 51.55%  equity stake of Digitel. The remaining investors represent 48.45% equity share in the Digitel.

Smart + Sun Cellular = Excellent mobile service?

Many people are hoping that this would lead to a better mobile service for both the Smart and Sun Cellular subscribers. It seems that PLDT is trying to cripple the dominance of Globe Telecom. Whoaa!

Smart ALL-NET Call-Text-Surf Latest Offers

The following are the latest offers for LahatTxt from Smart Communications:

LAHATXT UNLI 25

Unlimited all-net texts + 10 minutes SMART-to-SMART calls + 25mb consumable internet for 1 day.

Text LTU25 to 2266

LAHATXT UNLI 50

Unli texts to all networks

20 Smart-Smart/TNT/red call minutes

50mb mobile internet valid for 2 days

Text LTU50 to 2266

LAHATXT UNLI 100

Unli texts to all networks

40 Smart-Smart/TNT/red call minutes

100mb mobile internet valid for 4 days

Text LTU100 to 2266

LAHATXT UNLI 150

Unli texts to all networks

60 Smart-Smart/TNT/red call minutes

175mb mobile internet valid for 7 days

Text LTU150 to 2266

LAHATXT UNLI 299

Unli texts to all networks

120 Smart-Smart/TNT/red call minutes

375mb mobile internet valid for 15 days

Text LTU299 to 2266

Source: http://www1.smart.com.ph/prepaid/offers/all-net/2011/09/12/lahatxt

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Tagle as the new Archbishop of Manila

 Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle

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The Archdiocese of Manila has a new Archbishop.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church worldwide, Pope Benedict XVI, appointed Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle as the new Archbishop of Manila on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Before the appointment, Archbishop Tagle served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Imus in Cavite.

According to the President of the powerful Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Archbishop Tagle “... is God’s gift to the people of Manila because he is not only a deeply religious man, he is also, despite of his youth a recognized figure not only nationally but also internationally as a theologian and as a speaker. His face and voice are familiar in the Vatican. He is a blessing to us Filipinos because we Catholics in the Philippines look up to this prime archdiocese also for leadership.”

The Archbishop-elect was born in Manila on June 21, 1957. He attended his elementary and secondary years at Saint Andrew’s School in Paranaque City while he received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy degree at San Jose Seminary.  He earned his Master of Arts in Theology at the Ateneo de Manila University and eventually earned his Doctor of Theology in the Catholic University of America.

He was a member of the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, a theological body of the Roman Catholic Church, in Vatican City which was headed by Pope Benedict XVI before.

Archbishop Tagle is the 32^nd Archbishop of Manila making him the leader of 2.8 million Roman Catholics in Manila. He succeeded Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales.

References:

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/cnn-analyst-sees-manila-archbishop-papal-contender-064005673.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Antonio_Tagle

2 Philippine Maritime Institute's courses to be phased out on the second semester

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) of the Philippines ordered the closure of twodegree courses of Philippine Maritime Institute starting second semester, academic year 2011-2012. 


Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering will be closed effective second semester this school year. Resolution No. 092-2011 as amended by Resolution No. 139-2011 was signed by the commission on May in approval of the said closure.


CHED stated that PMI failed to rectify the series of deficiencies it committed since 2006.




Source: ABS-CBNnews.com

REPOST: http://philippineeducation.blogspot.com/2011/10/2-philippine-maritime-institutes.html

November 7, 2011 declared as holiday by President Aquino

President Noynoy Aquino declared November 7, 2011 (Monday) as regular holiday in the Philippines in celebration of Id-ul-Adha, a four-day Islamic festival, by virtue of Proclamation No. 276 signed by President Aquino on October 20, 2011.. Filipino Muslims will commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (known as Abraham among the Christians) to sacrifice his one and only son, Ishmael, when Allah (God) commanded him to do so.

Here's the entire text of the Proclamation posted in the Official Gazette of the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 276

DECLARING MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2011, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OFEIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;

WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;

WHEREAS, the date of the festival based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body is on 6 November 2011;

WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 7 November 2011 and the Eidul Adha prayer held on 6 November 2011;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 7 November 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

Executive Secretary

Miss All Nations 2011 Top 11 Finalists

Miss All Nations 2011 Top 11 Finalists

(In alphabetical order)

Australia
Armenia

China
Czech Republic
Georgia
Germany
Korea
Netherlands

Romania

Siberia
Russia